Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-30

5TTt3IES u ence which brought
n%z&kS~eSa him in contact with
sn'-EE the commander, shad
,-lE@~ the best memory,
D. ~ was the most level
~ headed and quiet,
d the ablest man Lever met"
During the close Of the operations
bout Richmond Captain Talcott was
charge of the engineer depot at the
prmuda Hundreds, from which the
bnts of the great wise which was
pwly closed upon Lee by Grant
Bro supplied, and his position brought
m in constant contact both with
Eadquarters and the General. Like
terry other man whom I have ever met
no had come in contact with General
rant in action, he was impressed
Eth the extraordinarily quick percep-
pn with which he seized every in
dent.
while was on General Fosters
an,' said Captain Talcott, General
rant once came to our line with his
ah. and We all stood on little knoll
bposite which was Confederate bat.
y, the number of whose guns Cen
al Grant wanted to find out, in order
learn what it would cost to take it.
bstead of leaving q staff officer to
bunt the flashes of the guns, as al.
ost any other man would have done,
stood on the knoll and began watch
them. OF course, as soon as he
epped there General Foster went
ere, Grants personal staff followed
IN and General Fosters personal
af stepped alongside of their COM
lander. This made the prettiest mark
bu ever saw. We were near enough
pr the battery to see that we were Off
ers. It was large group of officers,
nd while the shells were going over
rants head when he stepped there,
waA not very long before they
egan to get the range, and pretty
Don she'll struck the ground and
brew sand all over us. By this time
.awins, who was always anxious over
lis chief, said:
General, this is too exposed po-
ition for you to stand in
WELL said Grant, without taking
be cigar out of his teeth or turning
lis head as he watched the flashes, if
lou don't like it you had better get
Town under the knoll
Gen. Rawlins did not move, and
|nother shell reminded everybody that
he battery was getting the range very
loosely. You gentlemen said Grant,
|gain without turning, have nothing
b do up here and I guess you had
better get under cover at once And,
kaiting moment longer until he had
ettled the number of the battery to
bis satisfaction, Grant went back alone
% the shelter of the knoll.
AT another time, in the closing OPP
Prations around Petersburg, it happen
ID that I was with the Tenth Corps,
General Terry's, which was in action
Fith it's right resting on General Hap
books, the Second. Between the two
IAN deep ravine, at the head of which
vas Confederate battery, and as the
ire of the battery commanded the ra-
zine the entire length, it had not been
considered possible for the troops to
ltand at the bottom of the ravine I'M
der fire. General Grant rode up and
bald to General Terry: what does
fhis mean? Why aren't these lines
connected? They will sweep right in
here and turn you right and left.
General Terry explained the circum.
stances at some length, but Grant,
Tho had been watching the ravine, in
errupted him to say, 'What troops
have you got here?'
The One-hundredth New York,
aid General Terry.
Colonel Dand US regiment. Send
him here said Grant. Now Dandy
vas West-Pointer and whooper.
he rode up and saluted as General
Grant said:
ct want you to take your regiment
down and connect these lines in that
sayine.' Colonel Dandy saluted again,
with, Certainly, sir formed his regi-
ment as if he was going out on dress
parade, colors in the center, and swung
down into the ravine under fire of the
battery, and when the work was over
Eode back, with another salute.
The lines are connected, sir!
How many men did you lose?
asked General Grant.
None, SIR said Colonel Dandy.
vt thought so,' replied General
And then every one saw what Grant
mad seen as he rode up and looked over
The Geld-the twigs which were falling
rom the trees under the fire of shot
ana shell from the Confederate battery
only came from the top branches. The
battery was firing over the ravine, and
The men once marched into its bed
were as safe there as anywhere IN the
+ line.
A Woman's Ruse.
', A few years before the war, writes
ntaerbert j. Tillspaugh in the Natao1sa
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